Backyard Project - Part 2

After planning it during the winter months, it was finally time to begin construction. I changed the shape of the existing flower bed, enlarging it a little bit, than tilled the soil, slapped on 600 Litres of new soil and planted the few things that I've bought. You can't really see what I planted in the video, but most of it was roots or bulbs anyways. Now as I make visits to the local nurseries in the next few weeks I'll be able to just plop them into the ground as I get them.

I made another time-lapse video during the 3.225 hours I was working on it, taking a photo every 15 seconds and playing it back at 30 fps.


Here's my final plant list, the price I got for a particular sized pot and where I bought it. Other than the plants the only other thing I bought was Scott's soil at Home Depot for $2.99/30L bag (20 bags). I went just slightly over my $200 budget, not bad at all for a complete makeover!

* Mme. Lemoine Lilac - $20.99/2G at Terra (30% off)
* 'Munstead' English Lavender - 2 x $3.49/0.473L at Terra
* Hosta Tokudama Flavocircinalis - $14.99/four roots at Costco
* Gladiolas - about 14 bulbs inherited from my great aunt :)
* Creeping Chamomile - $3.99/0.473L at Sheridan Nurseries
* 'Blue Fortune' Anise-Hyssop - $8.99/1G at Agram
* Blue False Indigo - $8.99/1G at Agram
* 'Sunfire' Coreopsis - $4.49/0.5L at Home Depot
* 'Heavenly Habit' Jacob's Ladder - $1.99/0.4L at Home Depot
* White Dwarf Rhododendron - $9.99/1G at Evergreen Acres Nursery
* Burgundy Loosestrife - $9.99/1G at Jade Gardens
* White Rugosa Rose - $19.99/2G at Jade Gardens
* Chives - two clumps from my aunt's garden :)
* White Bearded Iris - transplanted from my front yard
* 'Dark Night' Bluebeard - $6.99/1.0L at Agram
* 'Firecracker' Fringed Loosestrife - $4.99/1.0L at Loblaws (20% off)
* 'Jethro Tull' Hybrid Coreopsis - $4.99/1.0L at Loblaws (20% off)
* Gooseneck Loosestrife - $9.99/1G at Sheridan Nurseries

Spring Planting!

The early arrival of spring this year is an absolute joy! I can embark on my backyard project probably 2 weeks earlier than expected. I've already begun uprooting raspberry plants, cutting back roses and clematis and the other usual spring garden maintenance.

Today I am going to sow 12 varieties of plants, 8 plugs each in a plug tray. Proably 2-3 seeds per plug to be even more specific. I will be planting Carpatica Blue Bellflower, Garden Sage, Lemonella Balm, Garden Sorrel, Greek Oregano, French Thyme, Grande Chives, Italian Parsely, Pink Sweet, African Wormwood, Bitter Candytuft and the seeds that some tall pink-flowered tree living at my grandmothers' produced.

Update, May 12:
At least one of every seed type came up except for thyme. Although probably a week late, I've transplanted all the seedlings into small bio-degradable pots. Picture below!